Non-IT News Thread
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Belgium increases border security
The Belgian authorities have told AFP news agency that they have boosted checks on their borders, especially with France, following the attacks in Paris.
"Reinforced border checks have been established on the borders within the framework especially of a close collaboration with the French authorities," Belgium's national centre for threat evaluation, OCAM, said.
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Toll up to 153
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Tricolour over Manhattan...
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So incredibly sad
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Seven dead as French TGV high-speed train derails in east
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34822666
A high-speed TGV train has derailed near the eastern French city of Strasbourg, killing at least seven people, officials say.
The crash happened during a test run in the town of Eckwersheim, on a new Paris-Strasbourg line.
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US Cowers in Fear of ISIS and Caves to their Wishes of No Longer Taking Refugees
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34835353
More than a dozen US states do exactly what ISIS wants and refuse to take refugees as a response to the attacks in Paris. So sad that instead of standing up, the states give in so quickly.
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Latest from France:
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Going to be lots of magic underpants on craigslist going cheap
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Would have been so much better if they were mailing in underpants instead of letters.
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51 Arrested in Minneapolis Police Protest
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Charlie Sheen confirms he is HIV positive
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34845630 -
Man at centre of Minneapolis race protests dies
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34848250 -
Russia steps up attacks against IS with missile bombardment
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34849063 -
Paris attacks: Heavy shooting heard in northern suburb
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34853657 -
Paris attacks: Police in deadly swoop on apartment in northern suburb
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Avista: Wind Storm Damage Has Caused 'Largest Crisis in 126 Years,' Power Utility Says
About 180,000 of the utility's customers in Eastern Washington, Idaho and Oregon lost power by the peak of Tuesday's storm. Avista said it would take at least three to five days to restore service.
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@mlnews said:
US Cowers in Fear of ISIS and Caves to their Wishes of No Longer Taking Refugees
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34835353
More than a dozen US states do exactly what ISIS wants and refuse to take refugees as a response to the attacks in Paris. So sad that instead of standing up, the states give in so quickly.
If I'm not mistaken the states don't have the legal right to do this. This is a federal matter.
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@coliver that is correct, the states are threatening to violate the sovereignty of the nation. The free movement of people around the nation with border control at the borders is a pretty fundamental federal governance. These states have declared that they have the right to decide anyone who can move through or settle in their territory. This means that they might declare you or I not allowed to go to those states simply because they no longer feel that US citizenship is enough.
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I saw a good analogy on FB last night that, I think sums up the issue with the Refugees, especially since the majority of them are likely going to be Muslim...
Say I gave you a bowl of M & Ms and told you "These are for you, but there's about 10% of them that were dropped in poison"...
Would you still eat the bowl of M & Ms? The Analogy here is that not all Refugees are going to be extremists running around blowing people up. But there's still the minority that will. Is it fair to (knowingly or not) put our families in that position?
It would be much different if the American Public said "Yawl come on over"... and it not be something mandated by the federal government.
